Guangzhou daily news sleep 12 years of "ice baby" was awakened? Yes锛� This is not the plot of a science fiction film. Reporters from the reproductive medicine center of the Third Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University were informed yesterday that a couple from Luoding, Guangdong, had a successful pregnancy by "awakening" the embryo of the hospital 12 years ago. What is interesting is that the 12 year old "ice baby" is actually "the same age" with his 11 year old brother.
12 years ago, because of the inability to conceive naturally, Ms. Zhu and her husband, 33, gave birth to a son at the Third Hospital Affiliated to the Guangzhou Medical University through a test tube baby technology. The remaining 11 embryos were left in the hospital for cryopreservation. In March of this year, they came to the hospital and asked for "waking up" embryos frozen in the hospital to prepare for the pursuit of second children. Xu Haiyan, deputy director of the center for reproductive medicine, said the hospital had thawed 7 embryos, of which 3 were "waken up". After the 3 embryos were transplanted to Zhu's uterus for 14 days, Ms. Zhu underwent a pregnancy test. She was surprised to find that she was pregnant successfully. "At present, she has passed the high-risk period of abortion."
a week ago, she received an intrauterine fetal reduction operation in the prenatal diagnosis Department of the hospital, leaving only one fetus. The operation is smooth. According to the risk assessment of prenatal diagnosis, Ms Zhu is in stable condition.
, so the embryo has been frozen for 12 years. Will the baby's health be discounted after birth? Du Hongzi, deputy director of the laboratory of the center for reproductive medicine, said that the frozen embryo was kept in the liquid nitrogen at -196 C, the embryo was dormant and stopped growing, without any metabolism. In theory, cryopreservation for 12 years is no different from freezing for 1 years or 5 years. According to statistics, frozen embryo tube babies born after frozen embryo transfer are healthy, and are not different from fresh embryos.
it is reported that after the implementation of the "comprehensive two child" policy, the number of people who go to hospitals for thawing embryos has increased sharply. Take Guangzhou Medical third hospital for example, every year, there are about 400 couples demanding frozen embryos frozen in hospitals every month. With an average of 2~3 embryos per transplant, this means that thousands of "ice babies" are awakened every month.
12 years ago, 11 embryos
3 months ago, an embryo in a liquid nitrogen tank that was frozen at -196 12 years ago, ended the dormancy state of TA "all stopped." Because TA's mother, Ms. Zhu from Luoding, Guangdong, though she already has a 11 year old son, still wants to add more to her happy family. She and her husband remembered the frozen babies who were frozen in hospitals 12 years ago. Thus, the path of life of the "ice baby" extends from the -196 liquid nitrogen tank to the warm uterus of the mother. This is not a straight way. Along the way, TA and TA's mothers are full of hardships.
actually, the adventures of this "ice baby" began 12 years ago. 12 years ago, Miss Zhu, 33, and her husband wanted a baby very much. Natural pregnancy has been unsuccessful. They turned to the reproductive medicine center of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, and decided to have a test tube baby.